A DJ and his foster sister who sexually abused young girls they met at a disco have been given more jail time after it was found their previous convictions were only the “tip of the iceberg”.
Darren Gibson, 56, and Rebecca Kirton, 41, were jailed for 24 years and 12 years respectively in 2024 for grooming and abusing three teenage girls.
But at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday, Gibson and Kirton were given more jail sentences for sex crimes including rape, attempted rape and indecent assault, as 12 more victims were discovered after their first convictions were reported in the media.
Gibson was jailed for an additional 12 years after pleading guilty to 34 crimes against 12 girls aged 10 to 15 between 1997 and 2005.
Judge Mushtaq Khokhar said Gibson was a pedophile who used his job to gain access to young girls, adding: “It is rare to encounter a serious criminal like you.”
Kirton was jailed for an additional seven years and six months after pleading guilty to 14 sexual offenses between 2002 and 2004.
He also received an additional six months in prison for contempt of court after refusing to attend the sentencing hearing.
Read more from Sky News:
‘Explosive’ meningitis outbreak is being treated as a national phenomenon
Thus many times children fall ill in the nursery.
Senior Crown prosecutor Julie Moss said: “Darren Gibson systematically preyed on young girls over a number of years, using his position as a DJ at local children’s events to target young children and taking advantage of the trust placed in him by the local community to conceal his criminality.
“Rebecca Kirton was not a passive spectator. She actively encouraged Gibson’s abuse, helped him gain access to his victims and often carried out the disgusting abuse herself.
“Gibson thought only of himself and his sexual gratification during all his humiliations.
“Both he and Kirton showed a complete disregard for the devastating and lasting impact of their actions on very young and obviously vulnerable children.”
